Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2015-07-16 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, having a 75.2 score against 65.5. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version, so it provides you a lot of extra features. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a newer and extremely thinner tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M2, although it is also incredibly heavier.
Huawei MediaPad M2 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores (although they are slower).
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much better 13 MP resolution back facing camera. The Galaxy Tab S3 has just a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with greater battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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